The Bodyguard at Theatre Winter Haven, Winter Haven, Florida

Tonight, we attended the next to final performance of The Bodyguard: The Musical at Theatre Winter Haven.

The curtain call for the four main performers: Jensen Hurd as Whitney Houston's iconic Rachel Marron, Jeremy Chase as Kevin Costner's Frank Farmer, Cici Elise as Michele Lamar Richards's Nicki Marron and DeVaughn Nixon's Fletcher Marron.

The curtain call for the entire talented cast.

A shot taken from the production's Facebook page.

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List of Most Recently Published Blog Entries

This is a list of our most recently published blog entries. As we are filling in prior years randomly, this list will be useful for locating new entries.

USS Alabama Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama

The Bodyguard at Theatre Winter Haven, Winter Haven, Florida

2024 Krewe of Highlands Mardi Gras Parade

Screening of The Florida Project at Polk Theatre, December 2017 - UPDATED

2018 Eastern Idaho State Fair with Lizzy the Hypnotist

Florida Strawberry Festival - Plant City, Florida

Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience @ House of Blues Orlando

Some Sights of Saint Augustine

Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom 12-09-23

2023 Lakeland, Florida Christmas Parade

Tucson, Arizona - Pima Air & Space Museum, Rincon West RV Resort

 

Florida Strawberry Festival - Plant City, Florida

Today was our first visit ever (having lived nearby since 2007!) to the Florida Strawberry, Festival held in the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World, Plant City, Florida.

FUN FACT: Watsonville, California is considered THE Strawberry Capital of the World.

This event has been held annually (except during WWII) in Plant City since 1930.

Entertainment included talented dogs...

and swimming pigs, who also raced to the finish line.

Robinson's Racing Pigs have entertained at State Fairs and Festivals since 1985, when they first appeared at the Florida State Fair. They have since been featured on many talk shows nationwide, including those hosted by Mr. Carson and Mr. Leno.

The Strawberry Shortcake, and every other food you can imagine, is aplenty at the Festival.

Plant City is also home to the Robert W Willaford Railroad Musuem. Closed the day of our festival visit, it is located at Union Station Depot and features a two-story Train Viewing Platform.

Seemingly endless entertainment, included in the price of admission, was comprised of magicians, dancers, musicians and many other forms of entertainment.

Here's a taste of entertainer Dennis Lee

Here's a short video of magician Aaron Radatz

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Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience @ House of Blues Orlando

Tonight we visited The House of Blues Orlando at Disney Springs for the first time ever for Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience 20th Anniversary Tour.

The show start time was ambiguous - stated as differing times on differing sources - but the crowd had more energy as the wait time increased. The crowd was ready when the show started.

Taalib York, one of the founding members of Who's Bad, has been mimicking Michael Jackson most of his life.

Watch highlights of the show below.

Here's a short of Billie Jean.

Tickets on Groupon were $12 plus tax. The entertainment was well worth the money

We will probably visit The House of Blues Orlando, which opened in 1997, again.

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Krewe of Highlands Mardi Gras Parade, Shreveport, Louisiana

We spent the weekend in preparation for the Shreveport Mardi Gras celebration. We enjoyed good food out.we enjoyed some good food at home,we enjoyed the good company of friends,and we enjoyed the decorations of Mardi Gras.

Sunday was the Mardi Gras Parade for the Krewe of Highland. It is a tradition which has taken place in the Highland neighborhood for the last 30 years.

Luckily, the weekend rain stayed away for the parade.

After the parade, we enjoyed a little football...

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